Rochester man charged with robbery, willful concealment

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Apr 21, 2014 at 10:15 AMApr 21, 2014 at 10:20 AM

On April 19, at 9:45 p.m. the Rochester Police responded to Kmart at the Lilac Mall for a shoplifter. Upon officers arrival, the suspect had fled the seen on foot, but not prior to using physical force on an employee to get away. Officers were unable to locate the suspect at this time. Through the course of the investigation the suspect was identified as Dominic Beraldi a transient of Rochester. An arrest warrant was issued for Dominic for robbery for using physical force when committing a theft, shoplifting.

Press Release

On April 19, at 9:45 p.m. the Rochester Police responded to Kmart at the Lilac Mall for a shoplifter. Upon officers arrival, the suspect had fled the seen on foot, but not prior to using physical force on an employee to get away. Officers were unable to locate the suspect at this time. Through the course of the investigation the suspect was identified as Dominic Beraldi a transient of Rochester. An arrest warrant was issued for Dominic for robbery for using physical force when committing a theft, shoplifting.

Through online notifications on the Rochester Police Department Facebook page and tips that Rochester Police Department received over the course of the evening on April 20 —Officers were able to put a BOLO out for a vehicle that Dominic was a passenger in. The vehicle was located by New Hampshire State Police Troop E on Route 16 on April 21 12:41 a.m. Dominic also had another warrant through the Rochester Police Department for willful concealment from Wal-mart in Rochester for an incident that took place on April 14.

Dominic was held on cash bail of $2,500 for the robbery and $250 cash for the willful concealment and given a court date of April 21 at 11 a.m. at the 7th Circuit – Rochester District Court.

Rochester Police would like to thank the citizens of our community who aided in the apprehension of Beraldi. We would also like to remind the public that shoplifting will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and that accordingly RSA 637:3-a (g) states a person who has been twice convicted of Shoplifting (637:3-a II) within a 36 month period shall be charged with a Class B Felony

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